Libya 'Day of Rage' *updated*

 Not a lot of information out there about the protests in Libya. Apparently the government is only releasing images of Gaddafi supporters protesting, although I don't see what they need to protest about, he's been around long enough! Some Libyan people are going down to London, to the Libyan Embassy, as apparently the government has promised to pay off their student debts. Worth it I guess, but don't be tricked into supporting him just because he's giving you some money!

 

I will update once I hear more, there's a real media block going on right now!

UPDATE: My dad called my uncle in Libya, he said he was still going to work as normal, but he saw many protestors on the way there. News channels say Green Square has a mixture of pro and anti government protestors. Lets hope the anti-government protestors flush them out! My dad also tried to call a friend in Benghazi, phone line was completely dead. Doesn't mean bad news though, they have shut down phone lines, might not be much more than that, so hopefully that means the guy is alright. I also heard they were evacuating British nationals, or maybe they have a safe place to go to, I'm not sure. Saif al-Islam also appeared on TV tonight spouting nonsense about how Libyans are just copying off Tunisia and Egypt (like the Libyans don't have a legit reason for protesting?? Seriously!!) He also blamed it on Libyans living abroad, calling news channels and pretending they are in Libya, giving false numbers of dead people. I don't doubt for one second that many people died, and Saif seems to be getting pretty mental! I urge the Libyan people to keep on going, inshallah we can make Libya a better place.

There was also apparently a protest outside the Libyan Embassy in London, and also outside the White House in Washington (USA of course, although there is a Washington not far from me!) If I didn't live so far from London, I would have joined in the protests myself! I told my mum that perhaps we need to get some proper Libyan flags and go to Centre Square here, we'd have to get out all the Libyans out though. I bet there's more here in this little town than I ever knew!